Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-30
,JIMTOWN RIOTERS.
Thirteen Leaders of The Recent Coke Out
break Arrested.


break Arrsstee.
UyIoHTowN. Pa, May 2S.-A whole
s.le g.id was made Oh the JimtOwn ricie!s
this morning about 4 o'clock, ami twelve
of them were landed in jail.
Captain Kelley, of the Coal and Iron
Police, has been quietly at work ever since
the riot, and, as result, Mr.. Henry
Cochran, of james Cochran & Sons, who
was shot at and narrowly escaped with his
life when the mob attacked Nellie works,
and Supt. Millson Rosser, of J. NJ. Schoon-
maker & Co., yesterday proceeded to In
iontown and had Hon. c. E. Boyle draw
up papers charging 10 men living III the
company houses at LeisenriDg and Trotter
with conspiracy, riot, assault, shooting
with intent TO kill, robbery, malicious mis-
chief, etc.
Armed with warrants for these fifteen
men, Deputy Johns, with four aids, arrir-
ed in Connellsville ut s p. m. yesterday.
Here he was met by Capt. Kelly, with
three deputies, and these were Joined by
four more from Dawson, making force OF
Il men. The officers quietly quartered
themselves at the Yough House, where
they remained till a. M, when they pro-
ceeded in carriages to Leisenring. All ar
rangement for the arrests had been secretly
made. The houses of the lnen had been
located, and the time planned so that ac-
ton should commence just as soon as light
enough to see. 1t was necessary the work
L ltSh M a a
raised. and that the officers and their
prisoners should be away before the mining
village should be aroused, for nearly all
the men to be arrested are desperate char
acters. and some had made their boasts
that they would not be taken. 1t was
certain, too, that if the $50 men at Lessen
ring who participated in the riot were
aroused in time to STE their fellows in the
hands of offic rs they would force rescue.
Everything worked favOrably for the Off
GERS. 4 heavy rain forced everybody to
cover early in the evening and kept them
there all night, so there were no loitererS
about to carry the alarm.
Finally aids at Leisenring reported to
Sheriff Johns that perfect quiet reigned
throughout the village. The houses were
pointed ont, and dividing the men into
squads OF three for each house, the Sheriff
and men proceeded Immediately TO work.
Each squad OF three secured the party they
were after and hurried their men of to the
Company engine house, where the prison
ers were left in charge OF guards, while the
arresting squad haStened to another house
to complete the pre-arranged work. In
lust twenty minutes from the time of their
arrival at LeiSening Deputy Johns and
men with eleven prisoners got into their
carriages 10 return, and outside the families
of the men arrested, not dozen people in
Leisenring knew of what had been done.
Sheriff Miller and four deputies, Chief
Kelly add Constable Frank Campbell, Of
COnuellsville, made the arrests.
At LeiSenring they gathered in Thomas
Price, Juu. C0Ots, ". W. Strange (cOlored),
Martin McDonough, James Bulogh, Wig.
John, John Tcrnausky, Julius Sydow and
Mike Mike.
At Trotter they captured VIM. Beilstein,
John Nuna and Frank Gurka. Beilstein
is member of the Executive Board eff
the Miners and LabOrers' Amalgamated
Association, and is said TO be the chief
ringleadcr in the JimtOwn riot.
Nuna, or Neuner as he is sometimes
called, is reputed Anarchist and played
a conspicuous part in the big strike year
ago. The other prisoners are mostly Poles,
with the exception of three HungarlanS
and one colored man.
The prisoners were all brought here this
morning and will be given hearing this
afternoon.
SO r.lated were the officers over this lat
ter arrest that they overlooked the warrant
for one other man at Trottcr. He, how
ever, was an unimportant fellow and a
couple of deputies have returned for him
The arrest Of BcilStein has caused CON
siderable cOmmotion in the ranks of the
Amalgamated Association. His rcputcd
in the riot has been treated ~
"A Joke by the other members Ofthe EXecu-
tive Board, hut from evidence that can be
produced, it is highly probable that the
joke can no longer be appreciated.
President Trimheth and Secretary Null
lin have been telegraphed for, and will he
at the hearing this afternoon. IT will take
place before Justice Holmes. John Boyle
and 4. ID. Boyd have been secured as at
turncyS for the Commonwealth and Robert
+. HopgGod for the defendants. The
hearing promises to be interesting and
some sensational Developments are expect
ed.
The,arrestS will continue until all sus-
npctpd leaders are CaDtuTed